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Shelagh Fraser in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Biography

Shelagh Fraser

Overview

  • Born
    November 25, 1920 · Purley, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    August 29, 2000 · London, England, UK (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Sheila Mary Fraser
  • Height
    5′ 3½″ (1.61 m)

Biography

  • Shelagh Fraser was born on November 25, 1920 in Purley, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Doomwatch (1970) and The History of Mr. Polly (1949). She was married to Anthony Squire. She died on August 29, 2000 in London, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouse
      Anthony Squire(December 15, 1961 - ?) (divorced)

Trivia

  • She appeared in more than 500 radio plays and was a member of the BBC Repertory Company.
  • In 1950, she co-authored a play, 'Always Afternoon', and, in the 1970's, wrote two popular children's books.
  • Older sister of ballerina and actress Moyra Fraser.
  • Made her theatrical debut in 1944 at the Comedy Theatre in London. Achieved national popularity as the matriarch of the TV series A Family at War (1970), set in Liverpool during the Second World War.
  • Daughter of John Newton Mappin Fraser who worked for Mappin and Webb Company.

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